Shangri-La (1946 song)

"Shangri-La"
Single by The Lettermen
from the album Hurt So Bad
B-side"When Summer Ends"
Released1969
Length2:34
LabelCapitol
SongwritersMatty Malneck, Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell
The Lettermen singles chronology
"Hurt So Bad"
(1969)
"Shangri-La"
(1969)
"Traces/Memories Medley"
(1969)

"Shangri-La" is a popular song written by bandleader Matty Malneck and Robert Maxwell in 1946 with lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song is named after Shangri-La, the hidden valley of delight in James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon.